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Three teams hope to win state championships on Saturday

Simsbury, Lewis Mills and Northwest Catholic are looking championships Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Three area basketball teams hope to win state championships on Saturday at the CIAC finals at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The No. 2 Lewis Mills  boys basketball team will be seeking their first championship since 1996 when they face No. 5 Bunnell-Stratford in the CIAC Division III title game on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

At 3 p.m., the No. 2 Northwest Catholic girls basketball team will be looking to win consecutive state titles for the first time when they challenge No. 5 Sheehan-Wallingford in the Class MM championship game.

At 6:15 p.m., No. 2 Simsbury girls basketball will be playing in the state final for the first time in team history. The Trojans will be facing No. 1 Holy Cross, which won a state championship just two years ago in 2022 with a win over Bacon Academy. Simsbury and Holy Cross are both defensive-minded teams that used their defensive skills to advance to the championship game.

The schedule of games is as follows:

Saturday, March 16 (Session 1)
10 a.m. Class M Girls Windham vs. St. Paul
12:30 p.m. Div. III Boys Bunnell vs. Lewis Mills
3 p.m. Class MM Sheehan vs. Northwest Catholic

Saturday March 16 (Session 2)
6:15 p.m. Class L Girls Simsbury vs. Holy Cross
8:15 p.m. Div. II Boys West Haven vs. Windsor

Sunday, March 17 (Session 3)
10 a.m. Div. IV Boys Cheney Tech vs. Innovation
12:30 p.m. Class S Girls Somers vs. Thomaston
3 p.m. Div. V Boys Coventry vs. Old Lyme

Sunday, March 17 (Session 4)
6:15 p.m. Class LL Girls Hamden vs. Sacred Heart Acad.
8:15 p.m. Div. I Boys Notre Dame-WH vs. St. Bernard

Championship capsules
BOYS BASKETBALL
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Munsee

Awakening Virginia’s Algonquian language

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KEYRIS MANZANARES: Indigenous Peoples have deep ties to William & Mary’s campus. The land was originally claimed by native populations and prior to 1723, Indian boys attended residential school at the college’s Wren Building, and later Brafferton. Now, in a space where Indigenous peoples were stripped of their cultural heritage, including language, this group of women has chosen William & Mary as a meaningful place to meet, to awaken what was once lost.

RAVEN “BRIGHTWATER” CUSTALOW (FOUNDER, EASTERN WOODLAND REVITALIZATION): Unfortunately, through assimilation and genocidal practices, both physical and paper genocide, our people in this area haven’t spoken fluently in at least 200 years, I would say. So, all we have left are a few, maybe a thousand or so words, if that.

KEYRIS MANZANARES: Raven “Brightwater” Custalow grew up on the Mattaponi tribe reservation in King William County. She’s committed to advocating for preserving Indigenous heritage.

RAVEN “BRIGHTWATER” CUSTALOW: I think most of us can probably say, maybe a short introduction… wingapo (hello), (welcome) nitapewak (my friends), kenah (thank you) anah (goodbye), those sort of like basic words that you would use it in like everyday language.

KEYRIS MANZANARES: During meetings, Custalow, along with Diana Gates and Young Brinson, who are cousins from the Cheroenhaka Nottoway tribe, research words and pronunciations as they start trying to put the puzzle of Virginia’s Algonquin language back together.

YOUNG BRINSON (CONSULTANT, EASTERN WOODLAND REVITALIZATION): The culture of Virginia has always been steeped in Algonquin culture and I think that’s why we’ve been led to it. And so, it’s just cool that we are all coming together now to really lift this off the ground and get it started because we’re making moves and I love it.

KEYRIS MANZANARES: The group is in the beginning stages of language revitalization. And while they…

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Son charged with homicide in death of his mother in Luzerne County

Ann Murphy was found dead in her home in Plymouth in December. The coroner said she died from head trauma and stab wounds.

NANTICOKE, Pa. — State police have charged a son in the homicide of his mother last year in Luzerne County.

Elliot Steed, 36, is being charged with criminal homicide and theft by unlawful taking in the death of his mother, Ann Murphy, 66, at her home on Gardner Street in Plymouth on December 20.

According to court paperwork, Steed’s brother found Murphy dead inside her home and her car missing.

The coroner said Murphy died from stab wounds and head trauma.

After allegedly killing his mother, troopers believe Steed drove his mother’s vehicle more than 100 miles to a hospital in Flemington, New Jersey.

Security at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, New Jersey, said a vehicle matching the victim’s missing vehicle description was found in the hospital parking lot. 

Raritan Police responded and contacted Wilkes-Barre Police, who advised them of the terrorist threats warrant. Steed was taken into custody in New Jersey. According to the search warrant, Steed was acting erratically and told hospital employees that his family was trying to kill him.

Inside the car, there was a bloody comforter that matched the one from Murphy’s house.

Steed was charged with terrorist threats for allegedly pointing a gun and threatening his girlfriend on December 19. An arrest warrant was issued for that incident. Steed was brought to the Luzerne County Prison on January 4 with bail denied on those charges.

Luzerne County First Assistant District Attorney Tony Ross they are still trying to figure out why Steed killed his mother.

“He’s given some statements candidly. We’re looking at those statements. They don’t make much sense, so we’re continuing the investigation,” Ross…

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Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Woodhouse Nepinak Attends 68th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

(March 14, 2024 – New York City, New York, USA) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, attended the United Nations 68th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York City, on traditional territory of the Canarsie, Munsee Lenape, and the Wappinger people, as part of the Canadian delegation. The Canadian delegation also included representatives from federal, provincial, and territorial governments, including Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu, Minister for Women and Gender Equality, Marci Ien, and Parliamentary Secretary, Lisa Hepfner. The priority theme of the CSW is, “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective”.

“The empowerment of First Nations women is essential for the overall well-being and prosperity of First Nations communities and society as a whole,” said AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. “Addressing poverty and its multifaceted affects require not just policy change but also the mobilization of resources. When we finance with a gendered perspective, we’re not just investing in women but in the prosperity of First Nations and the well-being of future generations. That is why we urge governments worldwide to commit to transparent, multi-year funding for programs aimed at supporting our women and communities.”

“I was pleased to share my perspectives as part the productive discussions at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York City. By working together, we can ensure that concrete steps will be taken to address gender inequalities and the unique challenges faced by First Nations women and gender-diverse people and ensure the protection of all women’s and girls’ human rights.”

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The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is a national advocacy organization that works to advance the collective aspirations…

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CALLING ALL AZTEK AND TRADITIONAL DANCERS TO CELEBRATE THE FIRST MEXIKA NEW YEAR IN NYC!

This article is going to be a little different from many of my previous articles.  As some of you have come to know, I am a member of the Federation of Aboriginal Nations of the Americas (FANA). Normally I write about what FANA has been doing or announcing ambassadorial roles or appointments of people to the different positions within the Federation.  

Today I wish to share with you what one of the SandHill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians tribal members has been involved with for years.

Some of you are familiar with the appointment of Mazatzin (Maz) Casas Acosta as FANA’s ambassador to Mexico, Central, and South America, and AttaChé for Outreach and the Repatriation of Antiquities and Artifacts. Once again, some of you may be familiar with the Ambassador’s background.  He is recognized as one of the leading authorities working with the Aztec Calendar, which you can find on his website: www.azteknology.com/clock.  (Please click the 1st link below if you need to refresh your memory or are first timers to my articles.)

One of his goals has been to achieve global recognition of the Aztec Calendar, because as he puts it “this is not only a Mexican thing, neither an Aztec, of the Mayab or Indian thing…rather it is a Human Experience towards Personal Transcendence with Global Consequences”. After decades of study and travel, he had reached the conclusion that the Aztec calendar is the culmination of thousands of years of careful and respectful observation of nature and the cosmos by thousands of peoples across thousands of miles of our western hemisphere. He has developed his teachings to show that it can still be used today, as was intended.

Some of you may remember my article about FANA and the Garifuna Nation signing a cooperative agreement…

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Son charged with matricide in Plymouth

Mar. 14—NANTICOKE — Believing he was dying and that his girlfriend was unfaithful, Elliot Steed stabbed his mother, Ann Marie Murphy, to death at her home on Gardner Street, Plymouth, according to court documents filed Thursday.

Steed, 36, of Mill Street, Wilkes-Barre, then allegedly stole Murphy’s car and drove to Flemington, NJ, where he checked himself into Hunterdon Medical Center and claimed his family was trying to kill him.

Pennsylvania State Police detectives in Wilkes-Barre and Luzerne County charged Steed with murder and robbery nearly three months after Murphy, 66, was found dead in her home at 233 Gardner St. on Dec. 20, 2023.

Steed had been jailed by Wilkes-Barre police on charges of terroristic threats, simple assault and illegal possession of a firearm, alleging he threatened his girlfriend on Dec. 19, 2023, at their Mill Street home.

Steed was arraigned by District Judge Donald Whittaker in Nanticoke and jailed without bail at the county correctional facility. Steed was represented at the arraignment by attorney Demetrius Fannick.

“We really don’t have a motive,” said Anthony Ross, Luzerne County’s first assistant district attorney. “The matter is under investigation. The suspect has made some statements, so we are reviewing those statements. The investigation continues and at this time the suspect is charged with murder.”

Murphy was found deceased on the second floor of her home just after 7 a.m. on December 20, 2023, by her son, Darrell Steed.

Darrell Steed then called 911, prompting a response from Plymouth police and state police.

Court records show Darrell Steed told investigators that his brother, Elliot Steed, had acted crazy when Elliot Steed blamed his family for trying to unfaithfully kill him and his girlfriend.

Darrell Steed went to his mother’s home to check on her after Elliot Steed posted a disturbing message…

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